August 3, 2015Anne Davies
When Bronwyn Bishop arrived in Canberra as a newly minted senator in 1987 to fill a casual vacancy, she already enjoyed a formidable reputation. With her trademark up-swept blond hair, killer heels, red lipstick and power jackets, Bishop stood out in the Liberal Party, not just because she was one of the few females, but because she wore her ambition like a tiara.

August 3, 2015
When her resignation as Speaker was announced on Sunday, Bronwyn Bishop was officially sent off in a press conference by Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Then the social media send-off began.

August 3, 2015Paul Bibby
The state's publicly owned electricity companies spent nearly $5 million in four years on private investigators and external law firms to investigate their own workers over alleged disciplinary and industrial indiscretions, new figures reveal.

August 3, 2015Andrew Taylor
A festival described as "a fantastic celebration of our nation's Indigenous culture" has been cancelled because of a funding dispute between organisers and the NSW government.